Posts tagged Nirvana
Kurt Cobain May Be Honored With Bridge Dedication in His Hometown
Kurt Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, Wa., is mulling whether to honor him by naming a famous bridge in his honor ... Read More »
Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Gets 20th Anniversary Release
A special edition of Nirvana's landmark 1991 album 'Nevermind' is being released on September 19, 20 years after grunge's defining record hit stores. ... Read More »
Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle Recalls Doing Kurt Cobain's Cocaine on Final...
Buzzcocks singer-guitarist Steve Diggle talks to Spinner about 'A Different Compilation,' and reminisces about being on tour with Nirvana in 1994 shortly before Kurt Cobain killed himself. ... Read More »
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Tried to Save Kurt Cobain's Life With...
R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe has spoken of his efforts to help save doomed Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain from his heroin addiction by attempting to record with the troubled star. ... Read More »
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on Being Bon Jovi & How Nirvana 'F---ed...
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on the band's old-school approach to 'Wasting Light,' why he feels like Jon Bon Jovi and how Nirvana 'f---ed up' the underground rock scene. ... Read More »
Record Store Day Round Up: Spinner's Best Bets for April 16
Dozens of artists are releasing limited edition material celebrating Record Store Day on April 16, and so Spinner has compiled a list of our best bets for Saturday. ... Read More »
Kurt Cobain Memorial Unveiled in His Hometown
On the 17th anniversary of his suicide, Nirvana fans paid their respects to Kurt Cobain in his hometown of Aberdeen, Wash., on Tuesday at the unveiling of a statue in his name. ... Read More »
Sub Pop Makes a 'Lamestain' Out of the New York Times -- Twisted Tales
In a 1992 New York Times article about grunge, Sub Pop employee Megan Jasper fooled the paper into thinking that the genre had spawned such terms as "lamestain" and "swingin' on the flippity-flop." ... Read More »
Nirvana's 'Hormoaning' EP Getting Rereleased on Record Store Day
Nirvana's limited-edition EP ‘Hormoaning’ was insanely sought after in its heyday back when ‘Nevermind’ was merely just a cause celebré. ... Read More »
Courtney Love Toyed With 'Snorting Kurt Cobain's Ashes'
Courtney Love wanted to snort the ashes of her former husband Kurt Cobain, the author of a book on rock 'n' roll excess claims. ... Read More »
50 Greatest Guitar Riffs in Rock 'n' Roll
A "riff" is defined as a short, repeating musical theme that forms a song's framework. ... Read More »
Spoon's Britt Daniel Remembers Jay Reatard as 'Likable' and 'Crazed'
Spoon's Britt Daniel reminisces about the time he spent with late garage rocker Jay Reatard. ... Read More »
Against Me's Tom Gabel Learns to Ignore Critics With Help From Bruce...
Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel has undergone a lot of changes in the last year or so. He turned 30, had his first child, walked away from a major label and is playing with a new drummer. ... Read More »
Nirvana's Surviving Members Reunite at 'Secret' Foo Fighters Show
According to a report by Spin Magazine, the surviving members of Nirvana regrouped for the first time in more than a decade at a “secret” Foo Fighters show in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. ... Read More »
Captain Beefheart Remembered: 'Fast and Bulbous'
Beefheart, who died today at age 69 of complications from multiple sclerosis, was as inscrutable in his music as he was in person. ... Read More »
Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Lady Gaga Rumored to Appear in New Muppets...
A new Muppets movie, titled 'The Muppets' is scheduled for theatrical release in late 2011, possibly featuring cameos from Dave Grohl, Lady Gaga and Jack Black. ... Read More »
